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Why do 31.5 to 35.5 look the same to me? on a retina phone screen Orion browser.

• lifthrasiir 3y ago
  Due to the hinting that improves a visibility for smaller texts. The exact appearance can depend on font, operating system and text rendering stack; in my desktop Firefox with a specific font, 6.0--6.4, 6.6--8.3, 8.6--9.4, 9.7--10.3, 10.6--11.2, 11.5--13.4 and 13.8--14.6 look same to me for the same reason.
  • account42 3y ago
    Makes sense for small sizes but having hinting make 31.5 and 35.5 appear the same sounds like a bug. FWIW neither FF, Edge nor IE show that behavior for me.
    • crazygringo 3y ago
      Funny, it's 36–40 that are the same for me, on iOS, both on Chrome and Safari (makes sense since Chrome renders using Safari). The bug isn't present on Safari on Mac, however, so it seems to be iOS specific. Yeah at those sizes it's definitely not a hinting artifact or rounding to the nearest integer. Definitely some kind of bug. I have a hard time imagining what possible mechanism could cause that, though. That's a weird one.